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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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